Collapsible golf bag carrier



Nov. 6, 1951 A. WELSH COLLAPSIBLE GOLF BAG CARRIER 2 SHEETS- SHEET 1 Filed May 9, 1950 Lowell A. Welsh INVENToR.

Nov. 6, 1951 A. WELSH 2,574,232

COLLAPSIBLE GOLF BAG CARRIER Lowe/l A. Welsh INVENTOR.

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Patented Nov. 6, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,574,232 Y COLLAR-SIBLE; GOLEBAGL CARRIER v l Lowell,A..Welsh, MilfordNebr Application-May9g19505 Serial No. 160,880E

, 6. Claims.

Thepresent invention relates to-new and-.use ful improvements in golfbagL carriersand more particularly to a collapsible cart for. carrying a golf bag and which may be collapsedinto a: cornpact` formv when not in use.v

Anv important object of. theinvention is. to provide a collapsible handle and wheels for the cart whereby the handle may be folded uponitself and the wheels collapsed` inwardly against. the folded handle.

Another object is; to provide a detachable clamp for holding the upper edge of a gol-f` bag aga-inst the handle and embodying a novel double. act.- ing clamping construction fory simultaneously clamping the golf bag andV clamping thefclamp to the handle by the: action of. a single clamping screw.

A further object is. to.l provide a. device: of. this character of simple and practical. construction. which is strong and. dura-planeet and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive. to.- ina-nw facture and otherwise well; adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended..

Other objects. andv advantages. reside. inthe.A de.- tails of construction and operation asa more fully hereinafter described and claimed. refenenceybeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part. hereof, wherein like numerals;` refer to; like parts throughout, andinwhich:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the cart; in open position;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentaryl vertical sectional view of the bag clamp;

Figure 3 isv a sectional View taken on. a line 3-3v4 of Figure 2; y

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of the wheellocking mechanism;

Figure 5. is` an enlarged vertical sectionalview taken on a line 5--5:of Figure"1; Y

Figure 6Y is a vertical sectional view takemon a line 6--6 of Figure- 5;

Figure '7 isa similar-view showing thewheels in collapsed position;

Figure 8 is a side elevational View of the wheel locking mechanism in collapsed positiony and withv parts shown in section; and.

Figure 9 is an enlarged perspective View of one. of the adjustable bag supporting arms..

Referring now to l the drawings in, detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates a lower golf bag support having a holder" 6 at its lower end for supporting the lower end of a golf bag (not shown). Holder 6 is constructed of a pair of arcuate flanged arms 4, eachI having an arcuate attaching plate 3, at. its rear end and provided with a slot 2 receiving a fastener I to secure the arms to support 5 in inwardly and outwardly sw-ingably adjusted position to accommodate bags of different sizes.

A connector 1 is formed, with upper and lower i pulling the plugs inwardly.

, 2 sockets 8; and 91 the. Support ,5; beingA secured to lowerfsocket 91 byrivets or the like: I0 andtubu.- lar arms. I I-f'project outwardly from the. opposite sides of the. center of the connector 1. Plugs or slides: I2 and'` I3;v are rotatably and; slide-bly mountedin; the endsk of. ari'ns II- and. are conf nected to each; otherby acoil spring I '4i holding the plugs inwardly.-` f

Gaps I5, and; I6; are secured. to the. outer; ends oft the plugsby'means of transversebolts; I1 and nuts Ifi and'v to. the ends of'zea-oh ofthe bolts a pair ofspaced parallel arms iB are rpivote-ily connectedy at their upper ends while. the lower ends of the; arms i9 arepivoted to bolts12Il positioned transversely in axles.l 21|v on the. outer ends'. of which wheels 22 are-journaled.

Levers, 235 are: pivoted. at: their lowerends: to the inner: ends; of. axles: 23lxand1. are also pivoted at their upper ends in vertical slots'. 24: atfthe-.inner ends of plugs I2 and I3; byv transverse-,- pins 2.5 to project; the. upper; endsof thelevers about the plugs; The levers; 23: also project upwardly through. upper and lower notches 26 and:` 2'!Y in the: outer edges of-i arms' I1 I'.. Locking slots. 218i ex@- tendi inwardly from upper notches 2t toreceive the upper ends of the leverswhen theplugsvare rotateda to alinethe.leverstherewithto.lock arms I9 with their: lower: endsl in ane outwardly inclined position.; as. shown. in Figures 1 and, the arms; being. held'. in that position by. spring N A. tubular; lowerfixed handle4 29: is.v secured at its" lower end in, upper socket 8f by arivet. 301 and a collar 3I is welded or otherwise secured on: the upper` end ofv lower. handle 29. A serrated disk zprojectsin an edgewise position from the rear ofv collar 3ll and is formed with Aa central opening. 33, for receiving afbolt and wing nut34 to lock a second serrated `disk 35 in confronting rotatably adjusted positionv against disk 32.. Disk 35 is' formed at the lower end of a. socket. 3;in which. an upper folding handle 31 is secured..

A tube. 3.8 is vertically adjustable in the upper end of fixedhandle 29 and isV held in vertically-ad.- justed position by a. \l.shaped leaf spring- 39. po,- sit'ionedinv tube. 38.y and having its. lower end: 40 bearing against the inside ofv handle 2.9 andhavingitsu-pperend at threadedly receiving; .a clamp.- ing. lscrew 42.v threaded transversely in. the. uper end oi the; tube. The; central portionlgof spring 3.9 rocks. against the inside of tube 3.8.".

One end of screw 4-2-*is1formedwith awing' head 4d and a clamping. head2 45 is swivelly: connected to. the. other end of the screw,- inV opposed relation toa xed. jaw' 41. secured to. the. upper end ot tube 38 by means' of a socket; 48 tted over the. tube and through. which screw' 4:21 also.. feeds..

In the Operation oi' the device,A agolf' bag: (met shown)- rests; on lower support or holder 6 and .the upperedge of thebagisf clamped; between. jaw

41. and'- clamping head 45.. Clamping jaw; i1-and clamping head. are. raisedY and lowered in hanf dle 29 to adjust the clamp in accordance with the height of the bag by backing vout screw 42 which feeds the upper end 4I of spring 39 forwardly to release tension at its lower end 40 against handle 29 and the tube 39 is then free to slide in the handle. A forward clamping movement of screw 42 will clamp the bag between jaw 41 and head 45 and the continued turning movement of the screw will move upper end 4I of spring 39 rearwardly to place lower end 40 of the spring under tension against handle 29 to hold the clamp in its vertically adjusted position.

Plugs or slides I2 and I3 are rotated in arm I I to swing lower ends of arms I9, levers 23 and wheels 22 forwardly with respect to handle 5 and to swing upper end of levers 23 into position for entering locking slots 28 by spring I4, as shown in Figure 6, the levers being fulcrumed at edge 49 of lower notches 2`I to swing the lower ends of the levers outwardly and thus swing arms I9, axles 2| and wheels 22 outwardly away from handle 5 to reduce danger of tilting of the carrier, the levers 23 being locked in slots 28 by spring I4 to thus support handle 5 and the golf bag carried thereby in a rearwardly tilted position when suport 6 rests on the ground. To swing wheels 22 inwardly, levers 22 and arms I9 are swung inwardly at their lower ends to release the levers from slots 2B and plugs or slides I2 and I3 are then rotated to engage the levers with notches 26 to hold the levers and arms in their folded inward positions substantially parallel to handle 5, as shown in Figure 7.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. `A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described as preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described andthe scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a golf bag cart, the combination of a handle adapted 'for supporting a golf bag, a horizontal support on the handle, means slidably carried at the ends of the horizontal support, wheel supporting arms pivotally carried by said rst named means for swinging inwardly and outwardly at opposite sides of the handle, spring means connected to said rst named means holding the arms outwardly, and means locking said irst named means with the arms held in either an inward or outward position.

2. In a golf bag cart, the combination of a handle adapted for supporting a golf bag,a horizontal support on the handle, slides carried at the ends of the horizontal support, wheel supporting arms pivotally connected at one end to said slides for swinging inwardly and outwardly at opposite sides of the handle, spring means sliding the slides inwardly, and levers connected at one end to the slides and connected at their other ends to .the other ends of the arms and rockable against the outer ends of said horizontal support to swing the arms outwardly upon an inward movement of the slides.

3. In a golf bag cart, the combination of a handle adapted for supporting a golf bag, a horizontal support on the handle, slides carried at the ends of the horizontal support, wheel supporting arms pivotally connected at one end to said slides for swinging inwardly and outwardly at opposite sides of the handle, spring means sliding the slides inwardly, and levers connected at one end to the slides and connected at their other ends to the other ends of the arms and rockable against the outer ends of said horizontal support .to swing the arms outwardly upon an inward movement of the slides, said levers having interlocking engagement with the horizontal support to hold the arms in their inward position.

' 4. In a golf bag cart. the combination of a handle adapted for supporting a golf bag, a horizontal tubular support carried by :the handle, slides rotatably and slidably carried at the ends of the support, wheel supporting arms pivotally connected at one end to said slides for swinging into and out of folded position at opposite sides of the handle, stub axles pivoted to the other ends of the arms, spring means holding the slides inwardly, and levers pivoted at one end to the slides inwardly of the arms and pivoted at their other ends to the inner ends of the axles, said levers being fulcrumed at the ends of the horizontal support to swing the arms outwardly upon an inward movement of the slides.

5. In a golf bag cart, the combination of a handle adapted for supporting a golf bag, a horizontal tubular support carried by the handle, slides rotatably and slidably carried at the ends of the support. wheel supporting arms pivotally connected at one end to said slides for swinging into and out of folded position at opposite sides of the handle, stub axles pivoted to the other ends of the arms, spring means holding the slides inwardly, and levers pivoted at one end to the slides inwardly of thearms and pivoted at their other ends to the inner ends of the axles, said levers being fulcrumed at the ends of the horizontal support to swing the arms outwardly upon an inward vmovement of the slides, and interlocking means between the levers and the horizontal support holding the arms in outward position.

6. In a golf bag cart, the combination of a handle adapted for supporting a golf bag, a horizontal tubular support carried by the handle, slides rotatably and slidably carried at the ends of the support, wheel supporting arms pivotally connected at one end to said slides for swinging into and out of folded position at opposite sides of the handle, stub axles pivoted to the other ends of the arms, spring means holding the slides inwardly, and levers pivoted at one end to the slides linwardly of the arms and pivoted at their other ends to the inner ends of the axles, said levers being fulcrumed at the ends of the horizontal support to swing the arms outwardly upon an inward movement of the slides, and stepped notches at each end of the horizontal support lockably receiving the adjacent ends of the levers at selective depths in the notches upon a rotary movement of the slides to hold the arms inwardly or outwardly.

LOWELL A. WELSH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file4 of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,007,709 Eppens July 9, 1935 2,275,297 Hearnshaw Mar. 3, 1942 2,443,847 Williamson June 22, 1948 2,523,893 Williamson Sept. 26, 1950 

